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Charles, Devon [1]

Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Modbury, Devon [1]

Newton Abbott, Devon [1]

Saint Johns Chatham, Kent [1]

St Andrews, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Yeovil England [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [6]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Petty Officer [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Armourer [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Boy (First Class) [1]

Boy (Second Class) [1]

Boy I Class [1]

Boy II Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer (1st Class) (Pensioner) [1]

Petty Officer (First Class) [1]

Petty Officer (Second Class) [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer I Class [1]

Petty Officer II Class [1]

Private [1]

Probationary Armourer's Crew [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Sub Lieutenanrt [1]

Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Cambridge [8]

HMS Vivid I [3]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2]

HMS Defiance [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Leander [2]

HMS Orion [2]

HMS Sirius [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

3rd Brigade - 1st Australian Division [1]

ANZAC Provost Corps [1]

HMCS Niobe [1]

HMCS Rainbow [1]

HMS [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Algerine [1]

HMS Arethusa [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Buzzard [1]

HMS Caesar [1]

HMS Calypso [1]

HMS Calyspso [1]

HMS Cleopatra [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Cruizer [1]

HMS Curacoa [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Donegal [1]

HMS Dreadnought [1]

HMS Eclipse [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Gibraltar [1]

HMS Hyacinth [1]

HMS Illustrious [1]

HMS Imperious [1]

HMS Implacable [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS Magnificent [1]

HMS Majestic [1]

HMS Mandate [1]

HMS Marvel [1]

HMS Medusa [1]

HMS Northampton [1]

HMS Ocean [1]

HMS Ophir [1]

HMS Orlando [1]

Service

Royal Navy [9]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

D [2]

C [1]

E [1]

H [1]

J [1]

M [1]

S [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Egypt [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [9] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Charles, Devon [1] Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Modbury, Devon [1] Newton Abbott, Devon [1] Saint Johns Chatham, Kent [1] St Andrews, Plymouth, Devon [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Yeovil England [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [6] Ordinary Seaman [5] Boy 2nd Class [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Leading Seaman [3] Petty Officer [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Armourer [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Boy (First Class) [1] Boy (Second Class) [1] Boy I Class [1] Boy II Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer (1st Class) (Pensioner) [1] Petty Officer (First Class) [1] Petty Officer (Second Class) [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Petty Officer I Class [1] Petty Officer II Class [1] Private [1] Probationary Armourer's Crew [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Sub Lieutenanrt [1] Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Cambridge [8] HMS Vivid I [3] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2] HMS Defiance [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Leander [2] HMS Orion [2] HMS Sirius [2] HMS Vivid [2] 3rd Brigade - 1st Australian Division [1] ANZAC Provost Corps [1] HMCS Niobe [1] HMCS Rainbow [1] HMS [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Algerine [1] HMS Arethusa [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Buzzard [1] HMS Caesar [1] HMS Calypso [1] HMS Calyspso [1] HMS Cleopatra [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Cruizer [1] HMS Curacoa [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Donegal [1] HMS Dreadnought [1] HMS Eclipse [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Gibraltar [1] HMS Hyacinth [1] HMS Illustrious [1] HMS Imperious [1] HMS Implacable [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS Magnificent [1] HMS Majestic [1] HMS Mandate [1] HMS Marvel [1] HMS Medusa [1] HMS Northampton [1] HMS Ocean [1] HMS Ophir [1] HMS Orlando [1]

Service

Royal Navy [9] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

D [2] C [1] E [1] H [1] J [1] M [1] S [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Egypt [1] Ireland [1]

Frederick Whiddon Stear

Born 1877

Died 1939

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (Second Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (First Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (First Class) HMS

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Robert Mitchell

Born 1881

Royal Navy 345432 Probationary Armourer's Crew HMS Cambridge

Royal Navy 345432 Armourer's Crew HMS Cambridge

Royal Navy 345432 Armourer's Mate HMS Donegal

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Robert Jackman

Born 1875

Royal Navy 279459 Stoker 1st Class HMS Cambridge

Royal Navy 279459 Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer HMS Gibraltar

Royal Navy 279459 Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer HMS Leander

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Robert John Collins

Born 1877

Died 1958

Royal Navy 179651

Royal Navy Devonport A.4671 Boy II Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy Boy I Class HMS Ganges

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Samuel Evans

Born 1884

Royal Navy 206813 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 206813 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 206813 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hyacinth

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Ernest Wood

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 193330 Able Seaman HMS Defence

Royal Navy 193330 Boy 2nd Class HMS Curacoa

Royal Navy 193330 Boy 1st Class HMS Curacoa

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Henry George Dumsday

Born 1868

Royal Navy 125998 Petty Officer (1st Class) (Pensioner)

Royal Navy 125998 Petty Officer HMS Cambridge

Royal Navy RFR/A/1784 Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport

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Bertie Robert Hawkins

Born 1880

Australian Imperial Force 215 Able Seaman Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 215 Private ANZAC Provost Corps

Australian Imperial Force 215N Private 3rd Brigade - 1st Australian Division 9th Battalion

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Ernest Edward Deves

Born 1875

Died 1955

Royal Navy 156464 Boy 2nd Class HMSs Impregnable, Lion

Royal Navy 156464 Boy 1st Class HMSs Lion, Sirius

Royal Navy 156464 Ordinary Seaman HMS Sirius

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